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effectiveness

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noun/ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs//əˈfɛk.tɪv.nəs/
  1. 1

    The property of being effective, of achieving results.countableuncountable

    • The effectiveness of the drug was well established.
  2. 2

    The capacity or potential for achieving results.countableuncountable

    • The problem with these precedents is that the Security Council did not authorize intervention in Syria, and an intervention there will thus harm, not help, the Council’s credibility and effectiveness.
  3. 3

    The degree to which something achieves results.countableuncountable

    • He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.

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